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Lurtigen
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Murten
Murten (German, ˈmuːɐ̯tn̩) or Morat (French, mɔʁa; Morât mɔˈʁa) is a bilingual municipality and a city in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat (also known as Lake Murten). Morat is situated between Neuchâtel and Fribourg and is the capital of the See/Lac District of the canton of Fribourg. It is one of the municipalities with a majority (about 75%) of German speakers in the predominantly French-speaking Canton of Fribourg.
Gempenach
Gempenach (former French name: Champagny; Champagni tsɑ̃paˈɲi) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Galmiz, Gempenach and Clavaleyres (Canton of Bern) merged into the municipality of Murten. Gempenach is first mentioned under its French name in 1340 as Champagnie. In 1408 it was mentioned as Gempenach followed in 1409 as Gempernach. Gempenach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.
Jeuss
Jeuss (jɔʏs; French: Jentes ʒɑ̃t; Juentes ˈɟɛ̃tɛ) is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. Jeuss is first mentioned in 1340 as Juentes. Jeuss had an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Salvenach
Salvenach (French name: Salvagny; Cervagné θəvaˈɲi) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. Salvenach is first mentioned in 1179 as Salvegnez. Salvenach had an area of Of this area, or 70.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.
Courlevon
Courlevon is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen, and Salvenach merged into Murten/Morat. Courlevon is first mentioned in 1214 as Curlivin. Courlevon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.